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Gastro Comfort is a combination formula by NOW Foods centered around zinc-carnosine, under the brand name PepZin GI. NOW has added three plants to it with a long tradition in the kitchen and the spice cabinet: mastic gum, aloe vera, and slippery elm. You take two capsules per day, and the bottle contains 60. Enough for a month, and NOW recommends using it for at least eight weeks.
Zinc-carnosine is a complex of the mineral zinc and L-carnosine, a small protein made of two amino acids (a dipeptide). The two are linked together in a fixed ratio, creating a stable, almost insoluble compound. The complex was developed in Japan in the 1980s and is still well known there. Each capsule contains 37.5mg of PepZin GI, providing 5mg of zinc. With two capsules per day, you get 10mg of zinc, exactly 100 percent of the reference intake. Zinc contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system. Zinc also contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress, and zinc contributes to normal protein synthesis.
Mastic gum is the resin of the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus), a relative of the pistachio. The tree grows mainly on the Greek island of Chios, where farmers make small cuts in the bark. The resin drips out and dries into transparent tears. On Chios, people have been chewing it as chewing gum for centuries. Since 2014, the traditional cultivation has even been on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, and Chios mastic has a protected designation of origin. Aloe vera is included here as a concentrated extract (200:1) from the inner leaf, the clear gel part of the plant. Aloe vera helps support natural resistance*. Slippery elm, in English slippery elm, is the inner bark of a North American elm species. With water, that bark forms a slippery mucilage. Slippery elm supports the digestive system*.
NOW advises two capsules per day, with two doses of 37.5mg PepZin GI, and mentions a duration of use of at least eight weeks.
The capsules are plant-based, with rice flour as a filler, and are not produced with gluten, soy, milk, or egg. You can take them with or without a meal. A formula with a clear concept: zinc-carnosine as the base, supplemented with three plants that each have their own place in tradition.
*Health claim awaiting European approval.
Each capsule contains 37.5mg PepZin GI, the zinc-L-carnosine complex developed in Japan.
In addition to zinc carnosine, each capsule contains 50 mg mastic gum from Pistacia lentiscus, 50 mg aloe vera leaf extract (200:1), and 100 mg smooth elm.
Two capsules together provide exactly the reference intake of zinc. Zinc contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system.
Take one capsule twice a day, whenever is convenient for you. The capsules are plant-based and are not produced with gluten, soy, or milk.
* Percentage van de referentie inname volgens Verordening (EU) Nr. 1169/2011.
** Reference intake unknown.
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Zinc-carnosine is a stable complex of zinc and L-carnosine. For zinc, the approved European health claims apply: zinc contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress. There is no approved health claim for the carnosine component.
NOW recommends a minimum of eight weeks, taking two capsules per day. A bottle of 60 capsules lasts one month, so you will need two bottles for eight weeks.
Yes, you can. NOW states that you can take the capsules with or without food. Choose the time that best suits your day, for example, one with breakfast and one with dinner.
Yes, you can, but pay attention to your total zinc intake. These capsules already provide 10 mg of zinc per day. If your multivitamin also contains zinc, add that to the total; the European safe upper limit is 25 mg per day. If you take medication, consult your doctor or pharmacist first.
Mastic gum is the dried resin of the mastic tree, which grows mainly on the Greek island of Chios. It has been chewed and used in the kitchen since ancient times, for example in Greek sweets. This capsule contains 50mg of ground resin.
Zinc carnosine is a stable complex of zinc and L-carnosine that dissolves more slowly than, for example, zinc citrate. Both provide zinc.
